Legal Opinion
G & G Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Gutierrez
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided May 29, 1984No. 61026PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEANS, Presiding Judge.
Employer G & G Steel Erectors, Inc., appeals the judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court. The trial judge awarded a sum for disfigurement in addition to an amount for permanent total disability.
This appeal concerns the sole issue whether disfigurement may be awarded over and above an award of 100 percent permanent total disability. Having reviewed the record and the applicable law, we affirm.
The facts are not in dispute. Claimant Mario Gutierrez, Jr., was injured on May 14, 1980. He was holding a metal joist beam, which was being lifted by a crane, when the crane…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Seneca Coal Co. v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Federal Mining & Smelting Co. v. WarmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
- Caddo County v. HartmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1945
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. HartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Garrett's Furniture v. MorganSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
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